Holding up the 100-year-old wooden flail, our Sunday School teacher explained it was a threshing tool similar to the ones used in the days of Ruth. We had been studying about Ruth in the Bible, and seeing the flail was like stepping back into time for me. Amazed, I ran my hand along the tool’s smooth, wooden surface and touched the hardened leather that joined its two pieces together. Ruth must have been a pretty strong woman to swing that flail over her head and beat down on the barley she gleaned from Boaz’s field. I had enough trouble a few weeks ago, trying to hold and start our gas-powered weed wacker! I can’t imagine beating down on the barley again and again with that flail in an attempt to separate the grain from its husks. I’m sure Ruth’s hungry stomach, and her mother-in-law Naomi’s depended on Ruth’s strength. And, if your familiar at all with Ruth’s story, you know that she had to use that strength in many other ways as well. You see ... Click here to read more God is: your guide - telling you the way you should go.
It was a warm, sunny day – typical weather for the South. And, I was making my way through one of the poorest neighborhoods in my city. I was headed to one of the ministry buildings nestled among the slum-like homes in the low-income housing complex. As a Bible club volunteer, I used to help make the rounds in the neighborhood gathering up children who were willing to come. The cinder block homes, all set in neat rows, were not hard to navigate, but somehow I’d gotten turned around that day. And I found myself going the wrong way down a one-way street. The windows of my 1980s Chevy Citation were wide open, so I had no choice but to listen to the ridicule that followed. It seemed like everyone was out on the street and boy did they have an opinion about my mistake. Click here to read more on this Christian devotional blog ... Get free devotions sent directly to your inbox by clicking here. |
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